Meet a Woman Who Faked Having Cancer—Three Times!

OK, shameless plug time. Have you guys seen the November issue? You've got to! Remember over the summer I was traveling in "the south" for a "secret" story I was writing? Well, that story is out (and posted online) and I really want you to read it. The title: SHE SAID SHE HAD BREAST CANCER—BUT SHE LIED. The teaser: *This popular teacher told students and friends she was going to die. What no one knew: She'd feigned chemo nausea, shaved her own head and was never actually sick at all. *How crazy is that? And awful. I spent the entire summer working on the piece and it was by far the most incredible/intense/interesting thing I've ever done (I actually found and spoke to the woman who was faking cancer—you wouldn't believe the lengths she went to in order to keep up her patient persona. And how hurt the people around her felt when they learned the truth). It's a long read so maybe wait until your lunch break to check it out (or don't...you won't regret it!), but please do take a look. I would love to hear what you think. Warning: It may be hard to read about a woman who faked a disease so many of us have faced for real...but there's more to the story than you think.